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Seller supply
Digital Shipping Scale
Weigh packages before purchasing postage and reduce unexpected shipping-cost differences.
Use it when: Sellers who buy postage by the package's actual weight
View Shipping Scale on AmazoneBay Profit After Fees, Shipping, and Costs
Use this full-cost eBay model after setting a listing price, or when reviewing a sale that already happened. Enter product cost, actual postage, packaging, final value and insertion fees, promoted listings, and overhead to see true net profit. Use eBay Fee Calculator for marketplace charges alone, or eBay Pricing Calculator when you need a price to list.
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Make the next pricing or planning decision with context
Use this to check true eBay take-home after marketplace fees and seller costs. Add product cost, postage, packaging, insertion, promoted listings, and overhead to see net profit and margin. Use eBay Fee Calculator for marketplace charges alone, or eBay Pricing Calculator when you need a list price.
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Inputs
Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.
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Sale details
USD
Price per unit before shipping.
USD
What buyer pays for shipping.
Units in this order.
Your costs
USD
Sourcing or manufacturing cost.
USD
What you pay the carrier.
USD
Mailer, box, tape, inserts.
eBay fee rates
%
Category final value fee rate.
USD
Fixed portion per order, often $0.40.
Promotion & overhead
USD
Insertion fee per listing if beyond free allowance.
%
Ad rate if running Promoted Listings.
USD
Store subscription share, tools, labor per order.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Order revenue
$34.98
(Item price + shipping) times quantity.
Total eBay fees
$5.16
Final value, insertion, and promoted fees.
Fulfillment costs
$16.24
Product, postage, packaging times quantity.
Overhead
$0.00
Business expenses for this order.
Net profit
$13.58
Revenue minus all fees and costs.
Profit margin
Excellent38.8%
Net profit share of revenue.
Cost per unit
$21.40
All in cost divided by quantity.
What this means
Healthy: $13.58 profit, 38.8% margin. eBay fees $5.16 are 14.7% of revenue. Cost per unit $21.40.
eBay order profit breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Final value$5.1614.7%
- Fulfillment$16.2446.4%
- Net profit$13.5838.8%
Total $34.98 · 3 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Order revenue
- $34.98
- Final value fee
- $5.16
- Insertion fee
- $0.00
- Promoted fee
- $0.00
- Total eBay fees
- $5.16
- Fulfillment costs
- $16.24
- Overhead
- $0.00
- Total costs
- $21.40
- Net profit
- $13.58
- Profit margin
- 38.8%
- Cost per unit
- $21.40
100.0%
14.7%
0.0%
0.0%
14.7%
46.4%
0.0%
61.2%
38.8%
61.2%
Assumptions used
- • Revenue (item + shipping) × qty = $34.98
- • FVF 13.60% + $0.40
- • No Promoted Listings
Profit intelligence
Profit Health Score
A quick read on margin strength, fee efficiency, shipping control, and pricing safety.
78
/ 100
GoodCalculated from live inputs — updates instantly
Profit margin: 38.8% margin is strong. You can run promotions, absorb returns, or reinvest in growth.
Fee burden: Fees represent 14.7% of revenue, within normal marketplace range.
Shipping cost: Shipping is 14.3% of revenue — reasonable for physical products.
AI Business Insights
NewPersonalized recommendations generated from your live calculation. No generic advice — every insight uses your actual numbers.
Excellent margin — premium positioning is working
With 38.8% margin and $13.58 profit per order, this product is priced well above costs. You have strong headroom to offer bundle discounts, absorb seasonal shipping surcharges, or invest in better packaging without eroding profit.
Fee burden is within marketplace norms
Fees take 14.7% of revenue ($5.16). This is common across marketplaces. Focus on controlling product and shipping costs rather than chasing fee reductions, since marketplace fees are largely fixed.
Shipping costs are well managed
Shipping is 14.3% of revenue, which is controlled for a physical product. You fully cover shipping cost in what you charge buyers, protecting margin.
Insights update instantly as you edit inputs. They are estimates based on your assumptions, not financial advice.
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Seller supply
Thermal Label Printer
Print shipping labels without ink for faster order-processing and fulfillment workflows.
Use it when: FBM sellers and shops printing several labels in a packing session
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Seller supply
4×6 Thermal Shipping Labels
Standard-size thermal labels for compatible shipping-label printers.
Use it when: Sellers with a compatible 4×6 thermal printer
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Recommended Improvements
Specific moves you can make today, ranked by potential profit impact. Each uses your real numbers.
Reduce shipping cost with carrier optimization
Medium impactShipping is 14.3% of revenue. Switching to Ground Advantage, regional rates, or lighter mailers could save $0.50 to $2.00 per order. At 100 orders monthly, that is $50 to $200 back in profit.
Review packaging spend
Low impactPackaging at $1.25 per order adds up. Test bulk tissue, simple kraft mailers, or eliminating one insert. Cutting $0.50 per order improves margin by 1.4% without affecting product quality.
Create a 2-pack bundle to improve fees efficiency
Medium impactListing fee stays flat per bundle. Selling two items together for $62.96 with a 10% bundle discount could net around $24.45 profit versus $27.17 separately, while reducing per-unit fee impact and shipping overhead.
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Generated 9/9/2026, 5:54:21 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Item selling price: 29.99
- Shipping charged to buyer: 4.99
- Quantity in order: 1
- Product cost per unit: 10
- Actual shipping cost per unit: 4.99
- Packaging cost per unit: 1.25
- Final value fee (%): 13.6
- Per-order fixed fee: 0.4
- Insertion fee: 0
- Promoted Listings rate (%): 0
- Business overhead per order: 0
Results
- Order revenue: $34.98
- Final value fee: $5.16
- Insertion fee: $0.00
- Promoted fee: $0.00
- Total eBay fees: $5.16
- Fulfillment costs: $16.24
- Overhead: $0.00
- Total costs: $21.40
- Net profit: $13.58
- Profit margin: 38.8%
- Cost per unit: $21.40
Interpretation
Healthy: $13.58 profit, 38.8% margin. eBay fees $5.16 are 14.7% of revenue. Cost per unit $21.40.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Revenue equals (salePrice + shippingCharged) times quantity.
- 2Final value fee equals revenue times finalValueFeePercent divided by 100 plus finalValueFeeFixed.
- 3Promoted Listings fee equals revenue times promotedListingsPercent divided by 100.
- 4Total eBay fees equal final value fee plus insertion fee plus promoted fee.
- 5Fulfillment equals (productCost + actualShippingCost + packagingCost) times quantity.
- 6Total costs equal total eBay fees plus fulfillment plus businessExpenses.
- 7Net profit equals revenue minus total costs.
- 8Profit margin equals net profit divided by revenue times 100.
- 9Cost per unit equals total costs divided by quantity.
Formulas
- Revenue = (salePrice + shippingCharged) × quantity
- Final value fee = revenue × finalValueFee% + finalValueFeeFixed
- Promoted fee = revenue × promotedListings%
- Total eBay fees = fvFee + insertionFee + promotedFee
- Fulfillment = (productCost + actualShipping + packaging) × quantity
- Net profit = revenue − totalEbayFees − fulfillment − businessExpenses
- Profit margin = netProfit ÷ revenue × 100
Important assumptions
- Final value fee percent varies by eBay category. Update to match your category from Seller Hub fee schedule.
- Final value fee base includes item price plus shipping charged to buyer.
- Insertion fees are free for first 250 listings per month for most sellers without Store. Enter actual fee when beyond free.
- Promoted Listings Standard fee applies only when item sells via ad. Enter 0% when not using ads.
- Fulfillment costs are multiplied by quantity for multi-unit orders.
- Business overhead is a flat per-order amount, for example Store subscription divided by monthly orders.
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Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026
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Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Single unit reseller
List at $29.99 with $4.99 shipping charged, quantity 1, product $10, shipping $4.99, packaging $1.25, FVF 13.6% + $0.40, no insertion, no promoted, no overhead.
Revenue $34.98, final value fee about $5.16, fulfillment $16.24, total out $21.40, net profit about $13.58 for 38.8% margin. Cost per unit about $21.40.
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